Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-12
LOCAL OPTION

Statutes of the state Of Texas, be so
amended as to read as follows:
Article 1927. The commissioners court
of each county in the state, whenever
they deem it eXpedient, may order an
election to be held by the qualified voters
OF said county, or of any justices pre-
cinCt, town or city therein. to determine
whether or not the sale of Intoxicating
liquors shall be prohibited in said county,
Justices precinct, town or city; provided,
it shall be the duty of said commission
ers' court to order the election aforesaid
whenever petitiOned to do so by as many
voters in said county, justice precincts,
town or city as shall equal in number at
least third of the aggregate vote cast
for governor in such county, justice pre-
cinct, town or city at the last general
election.
Art. 1928. The preceding article
shall not be construed to prohibit the
sale of wines for saCramental purposes,
nor alcoholic stimulants as medicines in
cases of actual sickness, but such stlmu-
lants shall only be sold upon the prescrip-
ton Of regular pracucing physician,
dated and signed by him, and certified on
his honor that he (the physician
has personally examined the
applicant (naming him) and
that he finds him actually sick and in need
Of the stimulant prescribed as a medI-
cine; provided that a physician who does
not follow the profession of medicine as
his principal and usual calling, or who is
in any way, directly or indirectly, en-
gagged or interested in the sale of such
stimulants, on his own account, or as the
agent, emplOye or partner Of others shall
not be authorized 10 give the prescription
provided for in this article; and provided
further, that no person shall be permitted
to sell more than once on the same pre-
scription, nor shall any person be per-
mitted to sell at all on the prescription Of
physician not herein authorized to give
it, nor on prescription which is not
dated, signed, and certified as above re-
CURED; provided, that every person sSll-
ing such stimulants upon the prescription
herein provided for shall cancel such pre-
sCriptiOn by endorsing thereon the word
Cancelled" and file the same away.
Art. 1929. When the commissioners
court CT their own motion, or upon the
petition provided for in article 1927, shall
Order the election as herein provided for,
it shall be the duty of said court to order
such election to be held at the regular
voting place or places within the pro-
posed limits, upon day not less than
fifteen nor more than thirty days from
the date said of order; and the order thus
made shall express the object of such
election, and shall be held to be con-
elusive evidence that all the provisions of
law necessary to give it validity, or to
clOthe the court with Jurisdiction to make
it, have been fully complied with.
Art. $3.50. The clerk of said court shall
post, Or cause to DE posted, at least five
copies of said order st different places
within the proposed limits for at least
twelve days prior to the day of election,
which election shall be held and the re-
turns thereof made in conformity with
the provisions of the general election
laws of the state, and by the officers of
elections appointed and qualified under
such laws.
Ant. 1898. Said court shall hold spe-
cial session on the eleventh day after the
holding of said election, or as soon there
after as p ractiCa5le, for The purpose of
opening the oils and counting the votes,
and if majority of the votes cast are
''For Prohibition" said court shall i'm
mediately make an order declaring the
result of said vote, and absolutely pro-
hibiting the sale of Intoxicating liquors
and mediCated bitters, or other COM
pounds producing intoxication, within
the prescribed limits, except for the pur-
poses and under the regulations specified
in the title, until such time as the quail
fed voters therein may, at legal election
held for that purpose, by maj ority vote
decide otherwise. And the order thus
made shall be held to be conclusive evil
dence that all the provisions of law have
been complied with in giving notice of
and holding said election, and in count
ing and returning the votes and declaring
the result thereof, nor shall such order be
impeached or questioned because Of any
previouc irregularity or noncompliance
with the law, except that such order, and
that directing the election to be held,
shall not be conclusive in case of contest,
as hereinafter provided
Art. 1894. The order of the court de-
claring the result and prohibiting the sale
of sucn liquors and mediCated bitters or
other compounds capable of producing
intoxication, shall be published for four
successive weeks in some newspaper pub
lished in the county wherein such election
has been held, which newspaper shall be
selected by the county Judge for that pur-
pose. II there be no newspaper published
in the county, then the county judge shall
cause such publication to be made by
posting copies of said order at three pub
lie places within the prescribed limits for
the aforesaid length of time. The fact of
publication in either mode shall be entered
by the county judge on the minutes of the
commissioners court, and entry thus
made, or copy thereof certified under
the hand and seal of the clerk of the
county court, shall be held sufficient
prima facle evidence of such fact of pub
LEGATION.
Art. 1896. No election under the pre-
ceding articles shall be held within the
same prescribed limits in less than two
years after an election under this title has
been held therein; but st the expiration
of that time, upon new petition for an